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Good morning, afternoon, evening or night, hacks and hackers. After a year of news events like Brexit, the European refugee crisis and the U.S. election, journalists are getting more concerned about the spread of fake news and an apparent lack of trust from the public. Organizations and private companies

Happy Friday, hacks and hackers, and welcome to post-U.S. election life. Many of us have been living it for well over a year – perhaps two – and it’s time to move on to newer challenges. The week ahead: * Buenos Aires is hosting a hackathon on institutional violence * Miami is

Greetings, hacks and hackers. By the time you read this next newsletter, the American president will have been chosen (finally), so let’s take a look at what other countries are up to in the meantime. Hacks/Hackers Dublin is promoting the Investigative Journalism on the Digital Frontier Conference taking

It’s almost election time in the U.S., hacks and hackers! Please join us next Wednesday as reporters catch up after Media Party Africa and batten down the hatches for the American election. The global open call will take place at 1500 UTC (find your local time here). The

This weekend, a third Hacks/Hackers group held its own Media Party, this time in South Africa. The sold-out event is bringing 350 attendees plus speakers from around the world to Cape Town to discuss African media innovation and civic technology. Miami held its second Media Party in April, and

Greetings, hacks and hackers! There’s been significant interest in starting new Hacks/Hackers groups from North America to Latin America to Asia over the past few months. One of the newest members of the family, Caracas, held their first event last weekend: #DataYTequeños (cheesy sticks): The next to get